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Honey and jihad
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in Middle East International,26 October, 2001
ABU HAMZA al-Masri, the militant imam of Finsbury Park Mosque in North London, once told a young Briton: "After Afghanistan, Yemen is the most suitable country for training mujahedin."
The young…
Doves and eagles fight for votes: Yemen prepares for elections
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in The Guardian, 24 April 1997
TUNE IN to Yemen Radio this week for what will possibly be the longest and certainly the most tedious election broadcast in the history of democracy. All being well…
This is a compilation of all my blog posts relating to the Yemeni uprising of 2011, together with a some articles I wrote for the Guardian, in chronological order.
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Salih: president for life?
Blog post, 2 Jan 2011
Yemen's parliament has begun debating constitutional changes…
To the Security Council
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in Middle East International, 1 March 1996
AS Middle East International went to press, Yemen was preparing an appeal to the UN Security Council as efforts to mediate in its dispute with Eritrea reached an impasse. The latest move came…
South Yemen leader 'may be abroad'
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in The Guardian, 30 June 1994
MYSTERY surrounded the whereabouts of Ali Salim al-Baidh, president of Yemen's breakaway southern state, yesterday. His deputy, Abd al-Rahman al-Jifri, denied radio reports that Mr Baidh had…
The US makes a mess
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in Middle East International,22 November, 2002
LARGELY unnoticed while the world's attention is turned towards Iraq, the United States is sliding into a small but possibly long and messy war in Yemen.
On the night of November 2-3, an…
Yemen reunited by force
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in Middle East International,22 July 1994
THE VICTORY of pro-unity forces in Yemen's two-month civil war has closed a definitive chapter in the country's history. It has finally erased the old north-south line created by British and…
Salih's hollow poll win
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in Middle East International,1 October, 1999
HAVING WON 96.3% of the total votes in Yemen's first direct presidential election, President Ali Abdullah Salih hailed the result as "a great democratic victory". He was immediately…
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in Middle East International, 22 January 2010
Ahead of the international conference on Yemen to be held in London next week, Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi has been lobbying to restrict its agenda. The discussions should focus on counterterrorism and…
Islah under fire
by Brian Whitaker
Originally published in Middle East International,1 June, 2001
THE NEWLY reshuffled government in Yemen has jumped head first into a conflict with the main opposition party, Islah, over plans to incorporate religious institutes into the state education system.…
ARAB ART ONLINE: Susan Hefuna: Al Sabr Gamil (Patience is Beautiful) 2007. Ink stained on wood 140 x 170 cm. More information | Click to enlarge
